title: [Late hypotonia after posterior chamber lens implantation].
abstract: Case reports of two patients who developed a sudden hypotony with visual loss after an uneventful extracapsular cataract-extraction with posterior chamber lens implantation. There is evidence for the reason to be a contraction of the posterior capsule. This may lead to a traction at the ciliary body and a ciliochoroidal detachment. The rapid improvement of vision and intraocular pressure after Nd-YAG-Laser capsulotomy supports the postulated theory of this rarely discussed complication of intraocular lens implantation after extracapsular cataract-extraction. In this situation we recommend a capsulotomy in due time.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik Würzburg.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Volkmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kampik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Späte Hypotonie nach Hinterkammerlinsenimplantation.